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James Blanas
27May2016
Lab 10: Fletchers Cart
Lab Partner: Caitlin Bailey and Kenny Matthieu
Purpose:
To verify the law of conservation of momentum during a collision as well as confirm that
kinetic energy is not conserved when objects touch in a collison

James Blanas
27May2016
Lab 7: Friction
Lab Partner: Caitlin Bailey
Objective:
To determine what factors have an effect on static and kinetic friction.
Theory:
Frictional force is directly proportional to the normal force, and when on a horizontal
surface

James Blanas
27May2016
Lab 7: Friction
Lab Partner: Caitlin Bailey and Kenny Matthieu
Objective:
To confirm that net work done on a system is equivalent to the systems change in kinetic
energy.
Theory:
The Work-Energy Theorem states that the total amount

James Blanas
27May2016
Lab 6: Projectile Motion
Lab Partner: Caitlin Bailey
Objective:
To find the initial velocity of a projectile and predict its range using this information and
projectile motion theory.
Theory:
A projectiles y value of velocity will b

James Blanas
27May2016
Lab 4: Acceleration of a Freely Falling Body
Lab Partner: Caitlin Bailey
Objective:
The determine the acceleration of a freely falling body, and verify that the calculated
slope of the velocity graph is equivalent to the object's ac

James Blanas
27May2016
Lab 6: The Force Table and Vector Addition
Lab Partner: Caitlin Bailey
Objective:
To use a force table to illustrate how vectors add together, and utilize an analytical
approach to compare the two results.
Theory:
Vectors can be add

James Blanas
23May2016
Measurement, Uncertainty (Error), and Data Analysis: Lab 1
Lab Partner: Caitlin Bailey
Objective:
The purpose of this lab is to illustrate the inconsistency in data that has been collected
by humans, due to human error and a variety

James Blanas
27May2016
Lab 7: Friction
Lab Partner: Caitlin Bailey
Objective:
To determine what factors have an effect on static and kinetic friction.
Theory:
Frictional force is directly proportional to the normal force, and when on a horizontal
surface

Phy 145
Lab 9
Density and Buoyancy
DENSITY AND BUOYANCY
SUMMARY:
You will measure volumes and masses to compute
density, and measure displaced volumes and
buoyancy forces.
THEORY:
The area A of the bottom of a rectangular block of length L, width w, and h

If You Are Uncertain About Uncertainty
Most physics students find the concept of uncertainty to be enigmatic; this does not need to
be the case. Uncertainty is both an essential and useful component of experimental physics and is
not as difficult to maste

Phy 145
Lab 10
Simple Harmonic Motion
SIMPLE HARMONIC OSCILLATORS
SUMMARY:
You will determine the spring constant of a spring by observing
the displacement due to various masses. You will then use the
spring and mass as a simple oscillator, and determine

Phy 145
Lab 5
Projectile Motion
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PROJECTILE MOTION
SUMMARY:
You will measure the distance that a ball shot from a spring
loaded gun travels before hitting the ground when the gun is
horizontal. From that distance you will calculate the velocity
with whic

Phy 145 Lab 7
Centripetal Force
CENTRIPETAL FORCE
SUMMARY:
You will measure the centripetal force acting on an object moving in a circle, as well as its
angular velocity. You will also observe a ball on a vertical loop and investigate how much
speed is re

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Lab7 : Magnetic Fields
Arnoldas Kurbanovas
Lab Partner: Kelty Tippos
Lab TA: Sajjad Tahir
Date: 3/25/15 13:40-15:40
Theory:
In a system where a circular loop has a magnetic field B, the magnitude of the
field in the center of the loop is given by the expr